As Astarion, Karlach, and Shadowheart get Funko Pops, actor behind Baldur’s Gate 3’s least-popular companion asks “No hot green girlfriend?”
Poor, innocent Lae’zel
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Funko just revealed collectible figurines of several Baldur’s Gate 3 characters, but not the sour-faced Githyanki warrior Lae’zel, prompting her voice actress Devora Wildeto ask"No Lae’zel? No hot green girlfriend?"
“Boycotting until they make a green girlfriend,” agreedone replyto Wilde’s post on X.
As of now, the BG3 Funko Pop collection includes the Tiefling barbarian Karlach, who comes with her trusty axe and teddy bearClive, the devoted half-elf Shadowheart, and two versions of the brazen vampire spawn Astarion. One version features Astarion with his eyebrows arched as he holds a dagger, and the other features Astarion with his eyebrows arched as he holds the Necromancy of Thay spellbook.
“I need Astarion wiped off the face of the universe,” decided one poston X. Among fans, the consensus seems to be that not one, buttwosmug Astarion Funkos are too much to bear when there are no figurines of the pea-colored but very confident Lae’zel or the handsome warlock Wyll.
“No Wyll? No Lae’zel? Then no money!“one fanannounced.
According to BG3 developer Larian’s2023 statistics, Astarion, Karlach, and Shadowheart are some of the most in-demand Origin characters players can select during character creation, and Lae’zel is the least chosen. Though, broad-shouldered wizard Gale is picked more than any other companion, and he hasn’t been compacted into a Funko Pop either. Maybe it isn’t personal.
Funko sometimes adds more Pops to a franchise’s batch, too, so not all hope is lost for an angry Githyanki you could leave on your nightstand. If not, though — green girlfriends deserve more than a quiet life as a Funko Pop, anyway.
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Ashley Bardhan is a critic from New York who covers gaming, culture, and other things people like. She previously wrote Inverse’s award-winning Inverse Daily newsletter. Then, as a Kotaku staff writer and Destructoid columnist, she covered horror and women in video games. Her arts writing has appeared in a myriad of other publications, including Pitchfork, Gawker, and Vulture.
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